healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
expression; presentation; representation; notation
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to step firmly; to harden by treading
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
armed forces; military; troops
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
blow; shock; strike; batting
pace; tempo; slow and fast; in case of emergency
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
while; during (the time when)
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
meridian (e.g. in acupuncture); channel; one of the lines connecting vital points in the body; thread of connection; chain of reasoning
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
method of operation; operating procedure
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
relation; relative; kind; cordial
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly